Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Syria chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.71 in Syria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bosnia	Syria
1960	3.96	7.51
1961	3.89	7.5
1962	3.81	7.51
1963	3.7	7.51
1964	3.6	7.53
1965	3.53	7.53
1966	3.39	7.55
1967	3.22	7.56
1968	3.08	7.57
1969	2.95	7.59
1970	2.79	7.62
1971	2.75	7.6
1972	2.67	7.57
1973	2.54	7.55
1974	2.45	7.52
1975	2.39	7.49
1976	2.31	7.45
1977	2.2	7.42
1978	2.08	7.35
1979	1.99	7.25
1980	1.98	7.12
1981	2.02	6.97
1982	2.05	6.81
1983	2.05	6.69
1984	2.02	6.59
1985	1.96	6.48
1986	1.91	6.37
1987	1.88	6.2
1988	1.85	6
1989	1.79	5.78
1990	1.79	5.56
1991	1.78	5.34
1992	1.76	5.14
1993	1.73	4.99
1994	1.7	4.86
1995	1.67	4.7
1996	1.65	4.54
1997	1.69	4.37
1998	1.56	4.25
1999	1.37	4.14
2000	1.28	4.07
2001	1.23	3.98
2002	1.23	3.87
2003	1.22	3.76
2004	1.22	3.68
2005	1.2	3.61
2006	1.18	3.56
2007	1.19	3.54
2008	1.21	3.48
2009	1.27	3.42
2010	1.26	3.36
2011	1.21	3.29
2012	1.25	3.22
2013	1.28	3.17
2014	1.26	3.12
2015	1.32	3.07
2016	1.36	3.01
2017	1.42	2.97
2018	1.5	2.93
2019	1.51	2.88
2020	1.52	2.84
2021	1.49	2.8
2022	1.48	2.75
2023	1.49	2.71
2024	1.49	2.7
2025	1.5	2.66
2026	1.5	2.62
2027	1.51	2.58
2028	1.51	2.54
2029	1.51	2.51
2030	1.52	2.48
2031	1.52	2.45
2032	1.52	2.42
2033	1.53	2.39
2034	1.53	2.36
2035	1.53	2.33
2036	1.54	2.31
2037	1.54	2.29
2038	1.54	2.26
2039	1.54	2.24
2040	1.55	2.22
2041	1.55	2.2
2042	1.55	2.18
2043	1.56	2.16
2044	1.56	2.14
2045	1.56	2.13
2046	1.56	2.11
2047	1.57	2.1
2048	1.57	2.08
2049	1.57	2.07
2050	1.57	2.05

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Syria
1960	38.2%	45.3%
1961	38.5%	45.7%
1962	38.6%	46.1%
1963	38.6%	46.3%
1964	38.4%	46.6%
1965	38.1%	46.9%
1966	37.8%	47.3%
1967	37.3%	47.5%
1968	36.7%	47.8%
1969	36%	48%
1970	35.2%	48.2%
1971	34.4%	48.3%
1972	33.7%	48.4%
1973	33%	48.5%
1974	32.2%	48.5%
1975	31.5%	48.6%
1976	30.7%	48.6%
1977	30%	48.7%
1978	29.3%	48.7%
1979	28.7%	48.7%
1980	28.1%	48.7%
1981	27.5%	48.7%
1982	26.9%	48.5%
1983	26.5%	48.4%
1984	26.2%	48.2%
1985	25.9%	48%
1986	25.7%	47.7%
1987	25.4%	47.5%
1988	25.1%	47.2%
1989	24.9%	46.9%
1990	24.6%	46.6%
1991	24.3%	46.1%
1992	24.7%	45.7%
1993	25.5%	45.2%
1994	25.5%	44.7%
1995	24.8%	44.2%
1996	23.5%	43.8%
1997	22.4%	43.3%
1998	21.5%	42.9%
1999	20.7%	42.4%
2000	19.9%	41.9%
2001	19.1%	41.3%
2002	18.4%	40.8%
2003	17.8%	40.2%
2004	17.3%	39.6%
2005	16.9%	39.1%
2006	16.4%	38.1%
2007	16.1%	36.7%
2008	15.8%	36.3%
2009	15.7%	36.3%
2010	15.6%	36.1%
2011	15.4%	36.1%
2012	15.1%	36.5%
2013	14.8%	38%
2014	14.5%	39.8%
2015	14.3%	40.6%
2016	14.1%	40.2%
2017	14%	39.3%
2018	13.8%	37.9%
2019	13.7%	36.1%
2020	13.6%	34.6%
2021	13.5%	33.4%
2022	13.4%	31.9%
2023	13.2%	30.3%
2024	13%	29.2%
2025	12.8%	28.4%
2026	12.7%	27.9%
2027	12.6%	27.5%
2028	12.5%	27.3%
2029	12.4%	27.3%
2030	12.4%	27.6%
2031	12.3%	27.9%
2032	12.2%	28.3%
2033	12.1%	28.6%
2034	12%	28.8%
2035	12%	29%
2036	11.9%	29%
2037	11.9%	28.9%
2038	11.9%	28.7%
2039	11.9%	28.4%
2040	11.9%	28%
2041	11.9%	27.5%
2042	11.9%	27%
2043	11.9%	26.4%
2044	11.9%	25.8%
2045	11.9%	25.1%
2046	11.8%	24.5%
2047	11.8%	23.9%
2048	11.8%	23.3%
2049	11.7%	22.8%
2050	11.7%	22.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 29.2% in Syria in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Syria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +1.46% in Syria. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bosnia	Syria
1960	76,840	143,687
1961	77,601	151,485
1962	77,582	159,155
1963	75,380	166,555
1964	74,151	174,549
1965	72,896	182,560
1966	70,085	191,122
1967	65,618	199,223
1968	61,422	209,454
1969	58,454	219,114
1970	54,455	230,117
1971	54,352	239,610
1972	54,072	249,027
1973	52,989	254,687
1974	53,600	270,735
1975	53,629	282,299
1976	52,107	294,267
1977	48,643	306,630
1978	44,800	316,724
1979	42,157	324,943
1980	42,911	332,464
1981	45,423	330,237
1982	47,023	319,664
1983	47,135	355,375
1984	46,413	366,768
1985	44,983	379,231
1986	42,884	390,821
1987	41,172	399,159
1988	39,058	404,285
1989	36,802	406,111
1990	34,993	409,177
1991	33,692	410,830
1992	-17,883	412,878
1993	-27,199	420,244
1994	4,895	426,996
1995	5,926	430,172
1996	13,327	430,765
1997	19,311	429,887
1998	18,492	433,447
1999	13,568	439,261
2000	11,722	446,211
2001	10,424	451,503
2002	10,972	453,967
2003	10,781	457,000
2004	9,549	461,209
2005	6,546	468,960
2006	2,714	480,616
2007	1,557	529,162
2008	161	576,593
2009	652	559,314
2010	-1,895	558,666
2011	-5,354	543,950
2012	-6,761	475,520
2013	-8,367	419,341
2014	-11,009	333,116
2015	-11,942	253,977
2016	-13,009	236,007
2017	-12,810	237,214
2018	-10,761	242,530
2019	-15,192	293,762
2020	-22,502	327,992
2021	-33,670	350,560
2022	-20,197	369,750
2023	-18,292	402,713

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Syria

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 20 deaths in Syria.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Syria
1985	35	55
1986	33	52
1987	31	48
1988	29	44
1989	26	41
1990	25	37
1991	23	35
1992	30	33
1993	26	32
1994	22	32
1995	19	33
1996	17	34
1997	16	34
1998	14	34
1999	13	32
2000	11	31
2001	11	29
2002	10	26
2003	10	24
2004	10	22
2005	9	21
2006	9	20
2007	9	19
2008	8	20
2009	8	19
2010	8	19
2011	7	21
2012	7	22
2013	7	25
2014	7	25
2015	7	24
2016	7	23
2017	7	23
2018	7	21
2019	6	24
2020	7	23
2021	13	30
2022	12	21
2023	6	20

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2.06% in Syria. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bosnia	Syria
1960	-	16.9%
1961	-	16.1%
1962	-	15.3%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14.1%
1965	-	13.5%
1966	-	12.9%
1967	-	12.3%
1968	-	11.7%
1969	-	11.1%
1970	-	10.5%
1971	-	9.91%
1972	-	9.4%
1973	-	8.92%
1974	-	8.47%
1975	-	8.03%
1976	-	7.61%
1977	-	7.19%
1978	-	6.79%
1979	-	6.4%
1980	-	6.03%
1981	-	6.33%
1982	-	7.06%
1983	-	5.1%
1984	2.94%	4.84%
1985	2.7%	4.6%
1986	2.49%	4.39%
1987	2.3%	4.19%
1988	2.12%	4.02%
1989	1.96%	3.85%
1990	1.82%	3.7%
1991	1.69%	3.55%
1992	5.78%	3.4%
1993	5.87%	3.24%
1994	1.4%	3.09%
1995	1.94%	2.94%
1996	1.24%	2.8%
1997	1.17%	2.66%
1998	1.09%	2.53%
1999	1.02%	2.42%
2000	0.95%	2.32%
2001	0.89%	2.23%
2002	0.84%	2.15%
2003	0.8%	2.09%
2004	0.76%	2.03%
2005	0.74%	1.98%
2006	0.72%	1.95%
2007	0.71%	1.92%
2008	0.7%	1.9%
2009	0.69%	1.9%
2010	0.68%	1.9%
2011	0.68%	2.17%
2012	0.67%	3.39%
2013	0.67%	3.65%
2014	0.67%	3.53%
2015	0.67%	3.7%
2016	0.68%	3.22%
2017	0.68%	3.3%
2018	0.68%	3.26%
2019	0.67%	2.5%
2020	0.66%	2.24%
2021	0.64%	2.1%
2022	0.62%	2.11%
2023	0.6%	2.06%